Kazakhstan suspends flights with Egypt over Omicron

Kazakhstan suspends flights with Egypt over Omicron variant

The Nur-Sultan government added that it would curb entry for citizens of a number of other African nations, as well as Hong Kong

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Kazakhstan has suspended flights with Egypt, a popular holiday destination for residents of the central Asian nation, citing a case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus found in Belgium in a passenger arriving from the African country.

The Nur-Sultan government added that it would curb entry for citizens of a number of other African nations, as well as Hong Kong, and screen arrivals from countries where the variant has been reported.

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